supply chain en · NOUN
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Meanings
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A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer.
[during the British expedition to Tibet] ... the expedition under General Macdonald became dominant. The difficulties of penetrating a hostile and barren country in the dead of winter, of keeping a supply chain with India unbroken, and of fighting for the capture of fortified passes ...
1905 January 5, “The Year at Home and Abroad”, in The Independent, volume 58, number 2927, page 7:It adds that the majority of TfL's costs are spent on its supply chain and internal labour costs. "Without a stable source of income or funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chain will not be able to gain adequate assurance that TfL will be able to fund their future commitments," the report concludes.
2020 May 20, Andrew Roden, “Transport for London fears £3.2bn funding gap”, in Rail, page 8:Two months after gas and food shortages caused shudders of anxiety across the country, Britain continues to face challenges in its supply chain.
2021 November 28, Stephen Castle, Jenny Gross, “A Wine Rack on Rails? U.K. Businesses Seek Solutions to Shortages.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:In Bullough’s estimation, Moneyland is the dark twin of globalization, an unregulated system made possible by the same tissues of connectivity that have enabled global supply chains, cross-border trade and electronic cash flows.
2019 May 28, Zachary Karabell, “How Hidden Billions Are Making the Rich Richer”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supply chains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
supply chain risk · supply chain attack · supply chain visibility
Hypernyms
Relateds
interdependence · resupply · last mile · logistics · supply line · food chain · resilience
Synonyms
supply network · logistics network
Translations (42)
pt cadeia de suprimento (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ru цепо́чка поста́вок (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ga slabhra soláthair (system of organisations, people, etc.) · fi toimitusketju (system of organisations, people, etc.) · is aðfangakeðja (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ro lanț de aprovizionare (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ka საქონელმოძრაობის არხი (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ru логисти́ческая цепо́чка (system of organisations, people, etc.) · id rantai suplai (system of organisations, people, etc.) · de Zulieferkette (system of organisations, people, etc.) · fr chaîne de production (system of organisations, people, etc.) · he שרשרת אספקה (system of organisations, people, etc.) · cmn 供應鏈 /供应链 (system of organisations, people, etc.) · nb leverandørkjede (system of organisations, people, etc.) · el εφοδιαστική αλυσίδα (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ms rangkaian bekalan (system of organisations, people, etc.) · nl bevoorradingsketen (system of organisations, people, etc.) · vi chuỗi cung ứng (system of organisations, people, etc.) · cmn 產業鏈 /产业链 (system of organisations, people, etc.) · sw mnyororo wa usambazaji (system of organisations, people, etc.) · sw mnyororo wa ugavi (system of organisations, people, etc.) · sv leverantörskedja (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ka განაწილების არხი (system of organisations, people, etc.) · fr chaîne logistique (system of organisations, people, etc.) · it filiera (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ka დისტრიბუციის ლოგისტიკა (system of organisations, people, etc.) · nl toeleveringsketen (system of organisations, people, etc.) · pl łańcuch dostaw (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ja サプライチェーン (system of organisations, people, etc.) · lt tiekimo grandinė (system of organisations, people, etc.) · es cadena de suministro (system of organisations, people, etc.) · fr chaîne d'approvisionnement (system of organisations, people, etc.) · de Beschaffungskette (system of organisations, people, etc.) · nl productieketen (system of organisations, people, etc.) · sv leveranskedja (system of organisations, people, etc.) · hu ellátási lánc (system of organisations, people, etc.) · ka მიწოდების ჯაჭვი (system of organisations, people, etc.) · de Lieferkette (system of organisations, people, etc.) · id rantai pasokan (system of organisations, people, etc.) · es cadena de abestecimiento (system of organisations, people, etc.) · id rantai pasok (system of organisations, people, etc.) · nn leverandørkjede (system of organisations, people, etc.)